Where does “cystolithotomy” come from?

cystolithotomy (English) comes from English lithotomy, from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

cystolithotomy (English): The surgical removal of bladder stones

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of bladder stones

Ancestry of “cystolithotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithotomyA surgical method for removal of calculi, such as...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tomy →